Open AccessDo Patients and Relatives Have Different Dispositions When Challenging Healthcare Professionals About Patient Safety? Results Before and After an Educational Program
Author(s) -
Isabel Rodrigo Rincón,
Isabel Irigoyen-Aristorena,
Belén Tirapu-León,
Nicolás Zaballos-Barcala,
Maite Sarobe Carricas,
María Luisa Antelo Caamaño,
Joaquín Lobo-Palanco,
Marta Martin-Vizcaino
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1549-8425
pISSN - 1549-8417
DOI - 10.1097/pts.0000000000000703
Subject(s) - family medicine , medicine , health professionals , health care , patient safety , hygiene , family member , nursing , psychology , pathology , economics , economic growth
There is a universal interest in evaluating the new roles of patients to improve patient safety. However, relatively little is known about the contribution of family caregivers. The purposes of this study was to determine whether patients and relatives (P&Rs) have different dispositions when challenging healthcare professionals about patient safety and to measure the influence of an educational program.